Chapter 299 The Top Scholar 6 (Bonus Chapter 2 for Donations)

Jiahe, who had been severely beaten, did consider sending a message back to the Prince of Fu's residence, but the princess's residence was like an iron barrel, and Jiahe's people couldn't get out at all.

Not only her, but Pei Chengyuan was the same way. Therefore, she could only be honest for the time being, humble herself in front of the princess, and wait until this period was over before talking about other things.

During breakfast, Pei Chengyuan and Ning Yan stood to one side, letting them serve her whatever she wanted to eat. After she finished eating, she asked Pei Chengyuan to help her wash her hands.

"I never realized before that the prince consort was so incompetent. He can't even help me wash my face. So for the next few days, you don't need to go to the Hanlin Academy. Just stay in the manor and learn how to serve others."

Pei Chengyuan immediately became anxious upon hearing this. He was a grown man; how could he do such servant work?

And if he doesn't go to the Hanlin Academy, how will he get promoted in the future?

"Princess……"

Ning Yan's eyes narrowed. "What does the Prince Consort want to say? Does he not want to serve me?"

"Fine, tomorrow I'll go to the palace and ask my father to allow me to divorce him. After that, you can do whatever you want; it's none of my business!"

Pei Chengyuan quickly changed his words, his eyes conveying a strong implication as he looked at Ning Yan, "That's not what I meant, Princess. Please don't mention divorcing me. It was my fault before, and I will definitely serve you well from now on."

Ning Yan: Goodness, this guy knows how to make people feel disgusted.

She's not interested, okay?

"Then study hard! This princess wants to see results. Don't just talk the talk, walk the walk. You can't even wipe your face properly. I really wonder how you became the top scholar!"

Everyone wants to say that becoming a top scholar has really little to do with serving others.

However, since he was the son-in-law, no one would say a word in his defense.

Pei Chengyuan: That's clearly not what he meant, but the princess didn't give him a chance to speak at all.

Well, I guess I'll just have to work harder. Otherwise, the princess won't offer him the position of principal wife.

She pointed to two maids who usually served her when she washed up and personally taught Pei Chengyuan how to serve others.

Ning Yan began instructing Jiahe to massage her shoulders and back, acting as the mistress of the house.

Jiahe still wanted to play a trick, so she pretended not to know and pinched Ningyan hard, hoping that Ningyan wouldn't dare to order her around next time.

But as soon as she exerted force, Ning Yan yelled and retaliated with a powerful backhand punch!

"Useless trash! You've injured me!"

"Guards, give her twenty lashes to teach her a lesson!"

So, Jiahe, whose facial injury had not yet fully healed, went back to his own courtyard to nurse the injury on his buttocks.

Pei Chengyuan trained all day and was only released in the evening. When he returned to the courtyard and saw Jiahe's miserable state, he felt no heartache, only relief that it wasn't him who was beaten!

Upon seeing him return, Jiahe dismissed all the servants. She forced herself to stand up and threw herself into Pei Chengyuan's arms, sobbing uncontrollably, "Pei Lang, the princess is too cruel! She clearly wants to kill us! My body is in so much pain..."

To be honest, Pei Chengyuan is in pain too. He used to feel heartbroken whenever Jiahe frowned even slightly, but now, for some reason, he can't feel sorry for her even though she's crying like this. He guesses it's because he's in a precarious situation himself.

Moreover, what's with all those lines on the princess's face? Why does she look so ugly?

He quickly pushed her away and forced a word of comfort, "Rui'er, don't cry. Focus on recovering first. In a few days, I'll think of a way to leave the manor and see your father. With him there, Rouyuan won't dare to be too presumptuous."

Princess Jiahe cursed Pei Chengyuan inwardly for being useless. He used to say that Rouyuan would listen to him and obey him, but now Rouyuan clearly doesn't even give him a second glance. This grown man was scolded like a grandson and didn't dare to say a word in rebuttal. He even had to serve Rouyuan like a eunuch, washing her face and hands. No wonder her father didn't agree to her marrying Pei Chengyuan in the first place and only let her string him along. Sure enough, her father didn't misjudge her.

Unlike An Junda, although he had a wife before, she was very capable and became a general in just ten years. She also raised nearly 50,000 private soldiers for her father. She only hoped that General An would lead his troops to attack Shengjing as soon as possible, so that she could be freed.

Given General An's infatuation with her, he certainly wouldn't mind that he had been married before.

Princess Jiahe had such a beautiful dream; she was already married, yet she still wanted to rekindle her romance with An Junda.

Unbeknownst to her, An Junda had already learned of the romantic affair she had with the imperial consort at the Grand Princess's banquet, and he hated her intensely.

This also led to some dissatisfaction with Prince Fu.

It was agreed that he would help Prince Fu lead troops to defend the emperor, and Prince Fu would marry his eldest daughter to him. However, she found true love and was willing to become his concubine for his true love!

Okay, okay, so this is like rubbing his face in the ground, isn't it?

Within two days, a major upheaval occurred in the army: all of the dozen or so generals that Prince Fu had placed in the army were taken down.

The charge was that they had been infiltrated by another country and turned into spies.

As a result, many vacancies appeared in the camp. Wu Meng, who had been with Anjia Army for almost a month, stood out from the crowd with his strength. He was originally a sixth-rank military officer, and even after joining the army, he remained a sixth-rank officer because he went through the proper channels.

Because of this incident, Wu Meng became a guerrilla general, in charge of three thousand soldiers.

An Junda also considers the connections behind a person when making a decision. Coincidentally, the Liguo Duke's mansion is not favored, and the Liguo Duke does not associate with either side. As the illegitimate son of the Liguo Duke's mansion, Wu Meng, even though he once served in the Princess's mansion, is classified as a neutral party.

Besides, Princess Rouyuan has a crush on Pei Chengyuan. Asking her to bribe someone is either because An Junda looks down on her, or because she doesn't have the brains for it!

If she had any brains at all, she wouldn't have been fooled by Pei Chengyuan for so long!

Well, because Ning Yan was cheated on, Wu Meng gained An Junda's favor and was even being groomed as a confidant.

...

In Shengjing, Pei Chengyuan had taken a concubine for over a month, and strangely enough, he hadn't been able to leave the princess's residence even once during that time.

Not only that, he and Ning Xinrui were constantly being punished, and their injuries never stopped. He suspected that the princess wanted him dead, because if it was just punishment, the time was too long.

No, he had to find a way to go to the princess's room and serve her in bed, otherwise, his life would be over.

In the following days, Pei Chengyuan behaved exceptionally well, even washing and massaging the princess's feet perfectly, making it impossible for Ning Yan to find an excuse to punish him.

Forget it, I'll give him some more of the three-person daily drug tonight, and make him exert himself on Jiahe.

"Alright, I'm sleepy. You may all leave."

Pei Chengyuan panicked. How could he leave at this time?

"Princess, I...I wish to serve you in bed tonight!"

Ning Yan suddenly scoffed, "Serve in bed? Like lying in bed together looking at the tent ceiling?"

Pei Chengyuan: "No, Princess, before, I was the same, I was the same..."

"You mean you didn't know how to serve someone in bed before, but now you do, right?"

"Yes, yes, that's exactly it."

complete.